Recent content by Merle

I've had great luck using a Rio Outbound on switch rods. for my Batson / Forecast 10'6" 6wt (SH weight scale) I found it worked nice with an 8 weight Rio OB (the original 37' version). That was in the river, not the salt, but I wouldn't hesitate to try an 8 weight OBS on it in the salt. And...

If it were me, I would try to get a campsite at at one of the "Fort" state parks and target Admiralty Inlet migratory coho from the various beaches.

Looks like heaven Brute!

My first “nice” fly rod was an LCI 6wt 9ft, that I got from Buffalo Bill’s in Issaquah in about 1990. I paired it with a Cortland Rimfly click pawl reel and chased trout in the Columbia basin at all the popular spots. Sadly the combo got stolen out of the back of my truck one day while parked...

I like that fly Pat. How do you fish it, retrieved on a sinking line? Nice fish too!

I almost went with that for the title of the post!

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2026/06/wind-and-wildfire.html

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I just consulted the Excel file I use to keep track of all my gear. I counted 35 flyreels total. (I didn’t count all the extra spools.) :eek:

The IMX rods in the 90's had (I think) what was called a "Western" grip. To me it just looked like a 1/2 wells, but maybe there was something different about it. More of a contour maybe. I always thought those were good looking grips on trout rods.

That is awesome, a Soap Lake hottie caught in the wild. SLPD = Soap Lake Police Dept? I can't believe Soap lake is big enough to have their own PD. And what's MACC?

Great report and welcome back to the PNW. The fishing there looks like great fun, and I loved your boat. What kind was it? It looks like it could've been a great Puget Sound saltwater flyfishing platform too.

I think the Z-Axis probably, I have it in a few weights. But also picked up a 486 DS2 last year and was really impressed with how it felt, especially on smaller streams.

I didn't want to poison any local wildlife (cats, possums or racoons) and I knew the aroma of an open can of tuna might lure them in. So I put the crate over it to keep out the bigger visitors and only let the yellow jackets in to access the Filpronil seasoned meat.

I had no luck catching queens so far, but got zapped by a worker out at the woodshed the other day. I noticed a few buzzing around today so I got excited to try Evan’s Filpronil & tuna method. Hope it works!